About the journal
Virology Journal is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,890 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 11 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1743-422X
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,890 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 4509
- Declared review time
- 11 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2004-09-08
- MEDLINE · 2004-01-01
- PUBMED · 2004-08-26
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,890 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 11 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 102 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=94)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
4509
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
11weeks
Works in OpenAlex
5621
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
130
i10-index
3713
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2004-09-08
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSCLOCKSSPorticoPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 94%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 13%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101231645
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
Show all subjects (50)
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- interferon and immune responses
- interferon and immune responses
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- human viruses
- plant viruses
- antiviral agents
- vaccines
- animal viruses
- infection control
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